pheonix style

so, i've been thinking a lot lately about how sad it would be to see this project fade into nothing. it's so common for something like this to emerge, then die off before it can really even develop. so often, "taking a break" can become permanent, and that nearly happened to salt valley free school. i'll be honest, we were all tired, and pretty burned out, too.
so, here's the good news...
i want to start over. i've been considering a new format for this very important project. by summer's end, i think we can have her up and running again, though maybe in a somewhat different way.
stay tuned.

love, jessica

hiatus.

hello all you freeschoolers out there. i am writing this post to let you all know why you haven't seen the june schedule up anywhere.
we have dealt with a lot of kinks and bumps in the road trying to make salt valley free school the best it can be, and we are still so new, so we know that we can expect to have problems. but interest seems to have really tapered off, and we're not quite sure why. the calendar for june would have had only one class! as well as a lack of interested new facilitators, class attendance, so i hear, has been pretty hit or miss. so, matt, stephanie, and i have decided to take a month or so off to try to find solutions to this problem and inject free school with some new life! this is not the end, not by any means. we are passionate about free school, but we need time to figure out how to make it thrive. if anyone has any suggestions, please email us. our email, if you don't have it, is:
saltvalleyfreeschool@gmail.com
we intend to celebrate / promote our re-emergence with a large party/meeting, sometime later this summer. i will try to post occasionally with updates on our progress.
love and courage to you all,
jessica

a current listing of classes

here is just a list of the classes for may. for class descriptions and details, email us, or check out a flier. we have them posted at the mill, the coffeehouse, doozy's, yia yia's, ivanna cone, meadowlark coffee, and indigo bridge books, just to name a few.
~kink tank!... tonight and tuesday the 26th, 8pm, 1121 sumner
~clawfoot salon... wednesday the 27th, 7-10 pm. 1042 f st.
~beer brew workshop... sunday the 24th. email theconquestofbread@riseup.net
to rsvp and work out a time
~red tent... mondays at 7pm, by rsvp only. call stephanie at 601.0959
~critical mass... friday the 29th, 6pm. meets at north side of the capitol building.
we did also list some of the things the lincoln bioneers are doing this month. please check them out here.

late!

sorry everyone, but the release of the may calendars has been delayed. we'll have them out tomorrow (i hope!). a lot has been going on in our personal lives to disrupt our work with free school, but fear not! we are still very dedicated, and we hope that you are, too. new classes will be featured this month, so keep an eye out. we would also like to have another open meeting/gathering to promote free school, perhaps in june. also, now that matt and i have internet access again, we will be updating the blog more often. bear with us, the best is yet to come.

sorry for the short notice, but...

... crochet circle is canceled for tomorrow, thursday the 16th.
also, if anyone is interested in doing a class in may, let us know as soon as you can! we would like to get the calendars for next month a-goin'. hope all you free schoolers out there are doing well, and hope to see you in class soon!
much love,
jessica

an important event!

hey, all! please check out this link. This is important this link will take you to the Invisible Children page. I can describe it here but it would be better if you just read about and maybe watch the documentary

april showers bring muddy feet

today we will be making the calendars for april. there are some changes and new additions, so keep your eyes peeled around town for them! this first month has been a great success, and we are looking forward to even better turnouts in april!